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A member asked:
Is it true the tongue can't have benign fasciculations? i can feel my tongue twitch sometimes, is it als?
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No: By the time ALS affects the tongue the rest of your body would be compromised. ALS is an "ascending" disease
Answered 1/14/2017
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